Tourists walk ancient ‘Pilgrim’s Road’ in East Jerusalem for first time in 2,000 years

For the first time in 2,000 years, visitors can walk the ancient Pilgrims’ Road — a historic path dating back to the time of ...
Ancient Origins

Beautiful Petroglyphs Discovered in Venezuela Give Hints of Ancient Culture

Authorities examining the rock where the petroglyphs have been discovered. (YouTube Screenshot) The municipality is often presented as a rock-art hotspot within the state, and Heritage Daily notes ...

Breathing in the past: How museums can use biomolecular archaeology to bring ancient scents to life

Recent advances in biomolecular archaeology have revealed that ancient objects can retain the molecular fingerprints of past ...

This ancient city in Sardinia was home to pirates—and is an archaeology lover’s dream

Nora doesn’t have the name recognition—or crowds—of Pompeii. But the well-preserved coastal settlement offers travelers a ...

'Archaeological sensation' discovered at ancient Roman military camps

Archaeologists discovered the first Roman marching camps in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, dating to early 200s A.D. The site held over 1,500 artifacts that have been recovered.
Ancient Origins

One of the World’s Rarest Ancient Ports Found in Turkey

Archaeologists in Trabzon, Turkey, have made an extraordinary discovery, unearthing one of the world’s only three known ancient river ports. The structure, found buried nearly eight meters (26 feet) ...

Ancient humans were hunting and eating sharks 7,000 years ago, burial site discovery shows

Ancient people in southern Arabia hunted and ate sharks as a main food and nutrition source, new archaeological research from ...

Charax Spasinou rediscovering Alexander the Great’s lost city and its archaeological significance

The recent identification of Charax Spasinou, an ancient port city associated with the Hellenistic world and traditionally ...